Best Nephrologist in Newcastle

Dr Scott Jones

Nephrologist

Dr Scott Jones is a staff Specialist in Nephrology at the John Hunter Hospital and Director of Physicians

training for the Hunter Regional Physicians Training Network. Dr Jones is a proud Worimi man with an active interest in Indigenous Nephrology and overcoming the barriers to health care for Indigenous Australians.

Dr Peter Choi

Nephrologist

Dr Choi was trained in Medicine in United Kingdom and practised as a specialist nephrologist in London

for 10 years. He moved to Newcastle in 2013 and have been actively involved in all aspects of kidney care, including chronic kidney disease, hypertension, dialysis and transplantation, non-dialysis conservative care.

Dr Eswari Vilayur

Nephrology

Dr Vilayur trained in Nephrology and Transplant medicine at both John Hunter Hospital (JHH) and Westmead

Hospital and was awarded the Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2009. She also holds a Masters in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Newcastle.

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What is nephrology?

As a branch of internal medicine, nephrology deals with kidney and hypertension diseases. Nephrologists diagnose and treat kidney disease and advise patients on how to protect themselves from them.

Basically, nephrology deals with prevention, diagnostics, conservative (non-operative) therapy and aftercare of kidneys – and hypertensive diseases. The implementation of all extracorporeal blood purification procedures (dialysis, apheresis, immunoadsorption) and the care of patients with a transplanted kidney also fall within the specialist field of nephrology.

Nephrology is much more than dialysis medicine on the contrary, the subject covers a wide range of topics. In addition, nephrology has many interfaces with other subjects . Interdisciplinary work is therefore part of everyday clinical practice for nephrologists.

Nephrologist is a professional title that is protected by professional law and may only be used by doctors who have successfully completed specialist training. Pediatric ephrology is an independent branch of pediatrics.

What does a nephrologist do?

Our kidneys are real all-rounders! They filter the entire amount of blood up to 300 times a day. In total, up to 1,800 liters pass through the kidneys every day. This corresponds to 1.5 liters of urine daily. If kidney tissue dies, regeneration is not possible. Kidney damage also affects other important organs such as the heart, lungs and brain. A broad education and close cooperation with geriatricians, cardiologists, diabetologists and rheumatologists therefore distinguish the work of nephrologists. Prevention, early detection, modern diagnostics and adapted therapies are of great importance, especially for the kidneys. A trusting doctor-patient relationship is crucial for successful treatment. Nephrologists need to get a comprehensive picture of the living situation of their patients. It&rsquo’s about finding the right treatment path together. This path begins in the nephrological consultation hour. Often a lot has already been done for the kidneys when patients change their lifestyle and eating habits. If that is not enough, the use of medication is suggested.